REMOTE HANDLING OF MASS

Abstract

Mn's abilty to make differential and absolute judgments of remotely handled masses was invesigaed under simulted weightessness condtions. An analysis of the results revealed: () remote handling under weightlessness conditions produes increments in jus-notceable differences which are roughly proportional to the mas of the remote manipulator components involved in handling the stimulus objects; (b) differential sensitivity for mass can be improved by increasing the accelerative force imposed upon the stiulus objecs; (c) absolute jugments tend to be less under weightlessness condiions for either direct or remote handling; and (d) remote handling tends to prodce greater and more variale estimates of both weight and mas. (Author0

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0273491

Entities

People

  • Billy M. Crawford
  • William N. Kama

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cognition
  • Judgment
  • Manipulators
  • Mental Processes
  • Physical Properties
  • Sensitivity
  • Weight
  • Weightlessness

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Materials Science.
  • Robotics and Automation.